#mostly dialog

[avegetariancannibal]

Cats and Dogs

“It’s interesting how much you’re like a cat,” Hannibal said.

“I’m a dog person,” Will said. “Everyone knows that.”

“You crave attention and a soft caress, but show your claws the moment you feel in danger of being too well understood.”

“Dogs do that, too. Sometimes. Jack Russells, anyway.”

“So which animal pulled me into the Atlantic at the clearest moment of my knowing you?”

“Were you expecting me to do that?”

“It came as a surprise.”

Will smiled at him. “Then it was only human.”

[emeralddoeadeer]

Second part, as the gut punch left a throbbing pain.

Severus cast a victorious look at James, he can overlook Lily's tryst with the Ravenclaw, it served to wound Potter and for that he can tolerate her misgivings. She has her flaws and he'll add promiscuous to list of things he intends to set her straight about.

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@petalstosarah I couldn't leave James broken, this fell out my head today.

[neshabeingchildish]

Puppies or Kids?

"Jasper, puppies or kids?" Charlotte asked as she stepped up to his locker.

"In what dystopian society would we have to choose???" He asked, horrified.

She shook her head. "I've got a Student Council community event coming up, but I've been working so freaking much that I never selected and now there's only two. So… which would you choose? Volunteering to help feed undernourished puppies, or to cuddle with orphaned little kids?"

He thought for a moment, then shook his head. "I'm gonna need more info. How undernourished are the pups and how orphaned are the kids?

"Umm… I guess the puppies are alive, but unable to feed themselves and the kids are babies and tots who were either born addicted or found abandoned. So.. pretty even misfortune..."

"Are the events on the same day or something?"

"No. I just have to choose one…" she was regretting asking for his input.

"What days are the events on?"

"Uhhh.. the puppy thing is open for volunteering always. The baby thing, you've gotta get a background check and stuff, but I've already gotten that for a previous event…"

"And what are the names of the organizations responsible?"

"Ummm… The Wee Wellness House and Premie Puppy Power Up."

"Thank you." He head off, on his phone.

"Wait! You never told me which one you'd choose?"

"Oh yeah… I'm just gonna do 'em both," he said with a shrug and smiled.

[avegetariancannibal]

Conversation on a Terrace

"You haven't broached the subject of killing," Will says as they take to the terrace for evening drinks. "Either separately or together."

"And it makes you suspicious?" Hannibal seems amused.

"Curious, I'd say."

"We're in Cuba, enjoying the music, the food. I'm certainly enjoying the companionship."

"Oh, as am I."

Hannibal shrugs as he looks out over the city. "I'm content."

"You're content with just being content?"

"Perhaps uncharacteristically, I find myself less willing to take risks."

Will studies his profile for a long while. "You find our situation tenuous."

"Life is tenuous."

"You've never been afraid of dying before. You let me pull you off a cliff."

"But then we lived. I want to go on living, Will. With you."

Will moves closer to him, so that their elbows are touching. "What if I said there was someone I wanted to kill?"

"I would say that if you died in the endeavor, I wouldn't mourn you."

"Ouch."

"I wouldn't mourn you," Hannibal says, "because I wouldn't survive the loss."

Will leans into him. "Well, luckily I was only speaking hypothetically. So I suppose there are no risks for us to take today."

Hannibal slips an arm around his waist. "I wouldn't say that."

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kjlasdfkjh why is it november? i just wrote 2500 words and i'm like 15min into a story about immortal sassy ladies. also they are flirty and smokin hotties. also magic and gods and smashin castle roofs and damn.  i can post it if people want, but its just like one scene right now.  and i totally need more than one scene